Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-18

sacrificing the greater for the less, and
| Scripture itself forbids that. Somebody else
| Gould do all for brother that you can do, and
leave You the freedom which is your right"
but don't want anybody else to do it."
"He is poor object to absorb your life,
Mariana"
| 81 can't leave brother, Aunt Valentine"
said Mariana, Indignantly.
| you think you can't" continued the adj
wiser in her slow and gentle tone. 81 knew
a girl who devoted herself to sisters or
phan son. and refused good offers of mar
riage because they might interfere with
what she considered her duty. He grew up,
turned his back upon her and chose his own
path in the world. She is old; she has
nothing OF her own to rest her affections on
to-day. She has not even lived. She has
simply served as the nourisher of a life that
has now outgrown and cast her aside. Girls
are very foolish to forsake the natural chan
nels of duty and happiness"
81 think so, too" said Gertrude.
II know what you say is right true" Ma
rianna admitted, stealing brothers hand
under the table; "but can't leave him."
Brother at once shook hands with her
/
struggle in which she was engaged but be-
cause it was his common practice thus to ex-
press his silly approval of Mariana.
HE will live" prophesied Aunt Valen-
tine, gaug ing his rosy countenance and va
cant blue eyes, ito be an old man. And
as we are always influenced by the COM
pany we keep, what do you imagine your
mental state will be after fifty-fifty I'M
relieved years of brothers society,""
'But can't leave brother"
| MARINE, you have no more sense than a
parrotp' exclaimed Gertrude. perhaps |
have little claim on you myself"
''You know, without talking, Cert, you
have the whole world; brother has just me
and the FARMHOUSE
| Brother at the farmhouse seems to be
your refrain, my DEAR" observed Mrs. Val
entine, smiling patiently. How could you
stay at the farmhouse with brother? He
may need more restraint. When you are old
you may look back on your present state of
mind with establishment"
Mariana worked silently at the bib strings
which were knotted behind her giant baby
neck.
1--WE ought to love with discrimination
and care. have seen the folly of so many
things myself that may be haranguing."
ooh, my heart will break !'' burst out Ma
riana in explosive sobs. 20, aunt, let every
body else go and be sensible. can't; love
brother so. l love him so can't leave him.
Gertrude will do the best thing and turn out
well in her old age, but can't help my sim
pleness or leave brother"
| She spropU from, hor SCOT rooood
brother. Brother fixed his frightened eyes
upon Aunt Valentine and began to below
| strongly.
'This is a delightful scene to make for
Aunt Valentine" pronounced Gertrude,
sparkling with vexation.
And quite noise brother made trotting
out of the farmhouse after Mariana's flying
steps, roaring as he ran, and Mr.. George
Valentine contributed to the noise by slap
ping his tablets hard upon the table.
1t is the instinct of any living creature to
fly from what hurts Mariana knew of a
haystack in distant meadow, at the base of
which she was fain to fiatten herself out in
| the abjectness of trouble. She knew of a
good deep, dark place in the woods where
unlimited crying might be done. She and
brother might climb tree in the orchard
and roost there like two sad whippoorwills.
But what was the Use of seeking any haven
when the enemy pursued? George Valentine
came out of the farmhouse and walked after
brother and her, whatever direction she
took.
So she sat down on the grass in the very
middle of the lawn, and brother sat down
beside her and wiped off the tears which
were running down her cheeks.
1--WE don't care, do we, brother!" said
Mariana detiantly.
! Brother shook his large bald head with a
rolling motion.
Il won't leave you if all the Valentines,
and Gertrude with them, do, and this entire
neighborhood club against u.s.
! MARINE won't leave BROTHER" said the
idiot, rolling his head with another shake.
And he repeated this as piece of informa-
ton to George Valentine, when that deter
mined historian sat down on the grass be-
side him. MARINE won't leave brother"
| 81 won't leave brother, either" said Val
entine. Ppm going to the farmhouse to
stay with Marine and you"
"Tell him we don't want him." said Ma
riana.
"We don't want you," repeated brother,
turning threatening front toward the his
| torian.
81 wish you did. wish Mariana felt that
she couldn't leave me-"
| "Tell him he's ugly" flashed Mariana.
| YOU'RE ugly" said brother.
"But some day." pursued Valentine, II
may be poor human waif drifting between
time and eternity, and l may want to be loved
simply because l need loving"
'Tell him he's not my brother"
| "You're not Marines BROTHER" repeated
the simple boy, with an impressive frown
upon the intruder.
| 'But could be her husband" suggested
Valentine pulling a tuft of grass.
"Tell him we don't want any husbands"
prompted Mariana.
1--WE don't want any husbands" declared
brother.
"But you will need one when you are a
little Older" argued the historian. Illus
bands are a great convenience in a family
and they can be made to ask all the disagree
able questions and carry the hand-baggage
when you travel. Then what halcyon
group we shall make around the Farmhouse
as time mellows us all three You'd better
accept me, young man, and let me sit on the
other side of Marine"
The idiot boy gazed from one to the other,
and finally nodded to Valentine.
| 'There is room the other side of Marine -